Back of a Mirror with the Storming of the Castle of Love
2nd quarter 14th c.
In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, workshops in Paris specialized in the production of ivory objects – works that came particularly close to the then current ideals of courtly luxury and representation. They comprised devotional images as well as small boxes and mirror cases with depictions of subjects taken from courtly love poetry (Minne). Those objects also contributed to the dissemination of Gothic formal language and its topics throughout Europe.
In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, workshops in Paris specialized in the production of ivory objects – works that came particularly close to the then current ideals of courtly luxury and representation. They comprised devotional images as well as small boxes and mirror cases with depictions of subjects taken from courtly love poetry (Minne). Those objects also contributed to the dissemination of Gothic formal language and its topics throughout Europe.
Time:
2nd quarter 14th c.
Object Name
Toilet product; container; mirror
Culture
French
Material/technology:
Ivory
Dimensions:
D. 11,8 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 159